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Scientific Name | Lotononis gracilifolia B.-E.van Wyk |
Higher Classification | Dicotyledons |
Family | FABACEAE |
National Status |
Status and Criteria | Endangered B1ab(ii,iii,iv) |
Assessment Date | 2006/04/11 |
Assessor(s) | D. Raimondo & N.A. Helme |
Justification | EOO<1050 km², fewer than five locations are declining due to ongoing habitat loss to vineyard expansion and urban development around Worcester. |
Distribution |
Endemism | South African endemic |
Provincial distribution | Western Cape |
Range | Laingsburg and Worcester. |
Habitat and Ecology |
Major system | Terrestrial |
Major habitats | North Langeberg Sandstone Fynbos, Breede Quartzite Fynbos, Matjiesfontein Quartzite Fynbos |
Description | Stony flats. |
Threats |
| Habitat loss |
Population |
Population trend | Decreasing |
Assessment History |
Taxon assessed |
Status and Criteria |
Citation/Red List version | | Lotononis gracilifolia B.-E.van Wyk | EN B1ab(ii,iii,iv) | Raimondo et al. (2009) | | Lotononis gracilifolia B.-E.van Wyk | Indeterminate | Hilton-Taylor (1996) | |
Bibliography |
Hilton-Taylor, C. 1996. Red data list of southern African plants. Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.
Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. Red List of South African Plants. Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
Van Wyk, B.E. 1989. Studies in the genus Lotononis (Crotalarieae, Fabaceae). 2. Three new species of the section Telina from the Cape Province. Bothalia 19(1):1-5.
Van Wyk, B.E. 1991. A synopsis of the genus Lotononis (Fabaceae: Crotalarieae). Contributions from the Bolus Herbarium 14:1-292.
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Citation |
| Raimondo, D. & Helme, N.A. 2006. Lotononis gracilifolia B.-E.van Wyk. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version . Accessed on 2025/04/19 |
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